Mario Aguilar

An Image of Earth Made From 1400 Photos of People Waving at Space

The image above is assembled from 1400 people waving at the Cassini spacecraft, which has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004. On July 19th, the orbiter turned back and snapped a photo of the home planet it would never see again. NASA thought it was only fair that we wave back. (See the full…

Time Warner Cable is offering a “limited number” free digital TV antennas to customers who are affected by the company’s ongoing contractual spat with CBS. If you don’t get one. Best Buy will be knocking 20 bucks off the in-store price of an antenna in select stores.

Remember a few months ago when Pandora announced that it would impose a 40-hour listening cap on mobile users who don’t pay for a subscription? Well, it’s going away September 1st—just days before Apple’s iTunes Radio is expected to go live. Coincidence?

Nasdaq Shuts Down Trading Following Technical Problem (Updated)

The Nasdaq stock market shut down trading today following a technical problem. The exact nature of the problem isn’t known. Given the huge percentage of automated high-frequency trading that happens a technical glitch can be a huge problem. Man, when the markets just stop, you get an eerie flatline that looks like someone’s heart stopped…

Google Now Will Make Sure You Never Miss the Last Train Again

Missing the last ride home is one of the most profound bummers you can experience. Thanks to Google, getting left behind could become a thing of the past. And that’s just one of the new tricks tucked into the Google Now update that should be hitting your phone imminently. Google Now’s public transportation card will…

Canon S120: A Tiny, Awesome Point-and-Shoot Camera (Again and Again)

For less than $500 you can’t find a tiny camera with the image quality and flexibility of Canon’s parade of S-series Powershot cameras. With the S120, the tradition marches on. Canon’s top point-and-shoot cameras aren’t the industry leaders they were in the heydey of cameras like the S90 and the S95. While S-series cameras have…

PS4 Is Coming November 15th to North America

Playstation 4 is coming! Playstation 4 is coming! When? November 15th to North America. How much? The previously announced $400 price tag. Only 87 days to go, baby. Are we excited? Yesssss. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-ps4-is-400-512483428 Today at Sony’s Playstation Gamescom press conference, the company finally spilled the details about when we’d finally get our mitts on the…

Garmin’s Virb Action Camera Is Loaded–For a Price

Garmin’s new Virb action camera enters a crowded market with good options at the top (GoPro Hero3 Black Edition) and bottom (Monoprice MHD) of the price range. It’s a little late to the game, but it’s got enough features that you might consider it against the alternatives. https://gizmodo.com/gopro-hero-3-black-edition-review-yes-its-the-best-u-5959046 The Virb is a chunky 6.26 ounce…

Anti-Wrinkle Cream Might Be the Key to Treating Parkinson’s Disease

A new study suggests that kinetin, a chemical frequently used in anti-aging creams, could be used to develop a treatment for Parkinson’s Disease. Forget regenerating your youthful skin—this chemical could be used to reverse the cell-death that causes, the deadly disorder which afflicts more than a half-million people in the United States. According to the…

11 Gold iPhones You Can Buy Right Now

The scuttlebutt today is that the rumored iPhone 5S will come in gold. GOLD! While the color option would be new to Apple, it’s not exactly a new concept. People have been blinging iPhones in myriad ways since the gadget’s very earliest days. Here’s how you could have a gold iPhone today—while it’s still cool.…

Twitter Adds Related Headlines to Tweets, Making Subtweets Even Harder

Today, Twitter will begin adding related headlines to tweets to provide context and background to what the hell someone is talking about. Providing context to the noise makes sense, but Twitter hasn’t provided complete details on how the new feature will work or how widespread it’ll be. In the Jason Collins example the company gives…

Incredible Before-and-After Photos Match Up Old and New NYC

New York documentarian Paul Sahner’s blog NYC Grid is a lovely project, and amongst the coolest recurring features on the site is Before & After, which compares archival images of New York monuments with photos of the same spot today. Above, we see the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge as it was in 1915, compared…

I Want to Believe These Colorful iPhone 5c Parts Are Real

It’s looking increasingly likely that the “budget” iPhone 5C will be announced at an Apple keynote on September 10th. And we can’t get enough of the speculative renders and possible leaks. Today’s highly-suspect rumor? Colorful buttons! https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5c-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-know-1108397130 These (supposedly) leaked parts come from this year’s rumor-blogger standout, Sonny Dickson. We’ve seen colorful iPhone backs like…

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear Is Almost Definitely Coming on September 4th

This morning, Bloomberg reports that Samsung Samsung is poised to unleash and Android-powered timepiece at its Unpacked event on September 4th ahead of IFA. Are you ready to wear a gadget called Galaxy Gear? Additional details are lacking on the product, but as with Samsung’s never-ending parade of smart gadgets, Galaxy Gear, if it’s real,…

Microsoft Is Super Pissed at Google For Breaking Its YouTube App

Earlier today, the Microsoft-built YouTube app for Windows Phone was unceremoniously disabled by Google. These kind of little inter-corporate kerfuffles happen from time to time, and usually resolve themselves without screwing too many users. But boy, Microsoft didn’t take it quietly. In a screed published on this afternoon, Microsoft explains the whole ordeal, and it…

Hyperloop Could Totally Work. But Will It Ever Happen?

As enamored as you are with the idea, your gut says that Elon Musk’s Hyperloop is never going to happen. The good news is that the tech, according to experts we’ve talked to, is actually feasible. That bad news? That might not matter. Musk’s plan is futuristic, beautiful, and sound. It just might be more…

Should the NYPD Have to Wear Cameras Everywhere They Go?

Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that New York City’s “stop-and-frisk” violated the rights of minorities in the city. In her recommendations accompanying the ruling, Judge Shira Scheindlin ordered the NYPD to test wearable cameras in five precincts where the controversial search tactic was used. But a lot of people are wondering what effect if any…

The Most Convoluted DMCA Takedown Request of All Time

Anti-Gay group Straight Pride UK is abusing the DMCA takedown process to censor work by a journalist. No surprise there—the DMCA is twisted for all kinds of dumb purposes. The inexplicable part? The hate group filed a takedown on… its own press release. How dare you say that we said the words that we wrote…

You’ve Been Lied to About Carrots Your Whole Life Because of Nazis

You’ve probably heard the myth that eating lots of carrots will magically improve your vision. The bad news is that it’s a total lie. The good news? It’s one that helped the Allies defeat the Nazis. Here’s the truth: Carrots are rich in beta carotene (Vitamin A), and thus, eating lots of carrots helps promote…

Hyperloop Alpha: This Could Change Transit Forever

Inventor-entrepreneur-mad-scientist Elon Musk just released an alpha design of his vision for the future of high-speed transit. This is our first look at Hyperloop. After teasing the concept for months, we’re finally going to be able to figure out if this is a fantasy—or the beginning of our new reality. The entire PDF of the…